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White solidly connects in the Guzumi Area.

We inserted this move manually.

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Black continues with the Crosscut Sequence in the left centre.

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White starts the Nakade Sequence at the left edge of the board.

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KataGo's Atari.

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Here in this subvariation, KataGo completes the nakade immediately.

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White captures Black's single stone in the lower left.

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Black's connection is forced.

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Yamada Shinji's Tsuke.

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KataGo's Immediate Crosscut.

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An early kikashi that is typical for KataGo.

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White's hasami-tsuke starts the reduction of Black's lower left corner.

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Sooner or later, White will have to give atari at Black's nakade stones.

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Black gives atari at White's two stones in the lower left.

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White connects.

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KataGo's Bad-Shape Move in the left centre.

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KataGo's Solid Connection.

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White captures the nakade.

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A variation for filling the nakade.

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A kikashi in the left centre.

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White's earlier connection in the lower left cost her two tempi in the Main Semeai, so she must connect her single stone in the right centre now.

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Black captures White's single stone at the upper edge in return.

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It is best for White to give atari at the upper edge immediately.

KataGo does not mind the result of the alternative Main Variation (the Semeai Variation here), and so often lets Black take profit outside the Main Semeai area.

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Black is able to play this push into White's potential territory at the top.

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Black connects his stone in atari.

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The Main Semeai continues.

Black plays 1/1 reduction.

Capture Variation:

Compared to Our Solution (2021), ...

• White got an additional point of territory at the upper edge.
• Black destroyed one point of White's territory at the top.
• White got an additional point of territory in the right centre.
• Black destroyed one point of White's territory in the upper right corner.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 2 => White + 2

Semeai Variation:

Compared to Our Solution (2021), ...

• White got an additional point of territory at the upper edge.
• Black destroyed one point of White's territory at the top.
• White got an additional point of territory in the right centre.
• Black destroyed one point of White's territory in the upper right corner.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

Black + 4 => Black + 4